Bobby Downie

Bobby Downie (died 1873) was an American outlaw of the Wild West. In 1873, he tailed the gold prospector Casey Turnbull as he panned for gold near Telluride, Colorado, hoping to steal the gold after Turnbull performed the hard work of finding it. When Turnbull found gold in a pit that he had dug, Downie snuck up behind him and shot him in the back. After smoking a hand-rolled cigarette, Downie hopped into the pit to grab the gold, but Turnbull leapt up and attacked Downie, struggling with him before stealing his gun. He then shot Downie through the hand, and the bullet struck his right eye and killed him. A wounded Turnbull recovered and later left with the gold.